UK stole 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, research finds
Experts estimate ‘accounting of the harm that was done’ by 200 years of chattel slavery would be US$2tn in damages Britain stole 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, according to new research by a team of international experts. Their report concludes that Barbados’s population of African descent have suffered damages estimated at up to US$2tn (£1.5tn) from 200 years of chattel slavery.
Experts put estimate for economic harm done by 200 years of chattel slavery at $2tn, but stress this is ‘not an invoice’
Britain stole 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, according to research by a team of international experts.
Their report concludes that Barbados’s population of African descent have suffered damages estimated at up to $2tn (£1.5tn) from 200 years of chattel slavery.
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- UK stole 25 million years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, research findsGuardian - World · Paul Lashmar in Bridgetown and Natricia Duncan in Kingston · Apr 30, 2026, 1:59 PM
- UK stole 25m years of life and labour through slavery in Barbados, says reportGuardian - World · Paul Lashmar in Bridgetown and Natricia Duncan in Kingston · Apr 30, 2026, 1:59 PM
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